The Meeker herald., 1887-01-22

l,nx Elder and Is making extensive I'M
provemcnis.
A good story came 10 our ears this
week and although We do not know II
complete, We will tell only what We
know. A young man I'VE have forgot
ten his nainel dressed himself IN In hi,
new hand. .me-,iown suit of clothes N
few evenings ago. AMI SIT out To visit
the idol VI his heart. Now, the mother
Of the Young lady WAS nnt favorably in-
pressed with the young man In the store
clothes neither did she feel battered by
his visits 10 her daughter. When he
knocked xi the door IN this particular
evening. ti,. old lady mot ~ very old.
citi,crl met him. showed him into the
parior, asked him TO liz seated, and then
withdrew. Cold as II was that evening
III. young lady WAS out sleigh. ridin.
with another fellow. aud there was no
ilrc In the parlor. hut the good old lady
failed Ia notify him Of either fact. md
never even limited that the thermometer
was In its teens below zero. There hc
ssi, with no companion hut fiickcring
lamp. expecting the young lady TO put
IN an appearance every minute, md how
long he remained there will never br
known except to himself. !, happened
that the youn; lady hnd gone down III"
river that evening 10 party. and did
not return till late In tho night. Th"
young man tried all kinds OF lotions the
next iny for frosted feet, AMI through
this II leaked out. lie Is now looking
for another girl.
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PROVISIONS. and when In oirta.'o"
Church u ilss Latter Day sa.n'a
vs,n m},s~ ,hsn likely ps's Into oblivion.
.. frbc following Is M abstract Of The pro-
visions Of the bill;
IN. mrs, .~s.ion u.asrs the wife siA-f"i VII
: p~.. In prosecution. ugs.S. shr Hisnunas n~'
,,,, uc,,tiss 'sv she .'iaii n"s ir e'snpriic' 'o
idi,ui,- cos.n.i-ntlsi niaii.rs
s.,,tn,, .t,f,1yiii.,. for service on witness w
Alta h.n-n, l,s;cvi q: hy .ntrsrna. a -heFr y
. ,,,, l. r,,.su-i,ly t~li.vr-i that the witness
~lll fsii o. pi-ty a aihpsrns.
Il s.-,l,,, \ r,-riir,s the elfisia,inr minister |"
.,tr--r In any marriage. -hr'h.r '"oh mar
VI mar, L., q legal ono or not. Z" make '"f'i'
,.tc Of ,s. same. AMI ni- It In the pr''si'
cart -h-r~ u .hsii H. Immediately r''"f'''
.h,Il H. u,-n 9" inspection. and .hAi' 'S r',"
I f,.i- -,,isnc- u the fsr'- Il -s's forth q"
ut NO, marr than si.ono or imprisonment Nc
/ o,rr two year,. ct 10th. I. hscd f"t >'""n"
|. of this section. -
[ section Z aiIo~- marriages !" u" "'h"'"''
\ prn,-.I than by such c-riinrs'c-
section sit.franchi.s-- The ~"'n'n.
s.,tlon forbid. the numbering or mark"
of halIo,s.
I ,s,tr e.s.trts ~ to all matters save s'fn'hs'
/ ing on estates.
s.,tiou $ Furnishes inc..t by not les 'hs
| thrcc oor rnurp shan nf'ccn year. In tn" -
Tho Temperance Society held well
attended meeting Tuesday evening and
listened To quite n successful though
impromptu entertainment viii $.
Laurie gave u recitation. Miss Nina
Beard read an essay. William Morton
sang song and Mr.. Caster delivered u
humorous speech. AT the conclusion
of the exercises the president announced
that viii 5. Laurie would deliver n
! speech Mt the next meeting. which oc.
ours Saturday evening. January 18th.
e
\ bland and innocent-lc looking China
man tackled one of the stallion poker
games the other evening and got "done
up" When he came out INTO the open
air q kindly disposed white man in.
puired as TO his financial condition.
The heather answered: "If 1 amt
teto,ally done nm and busted e d
my Missouri heart." The hcathen is
catching on.
County Assessor u. X. Van Cleef
came up from Rangely Tuesday. Mr..
Van Cleef says the Indians evidently
intend 10 make good their threat To ea-
terminate all the game on White river
before leaving the valley. judging from
the way they are Strengthening deer on
Lower White.
j. V. Houston will receive a fine selcc-
tion of comic and fancy valentines In a
EsTRAY.
One sorrcl mare, IL years old. branded